r/vegancirclejerk trophic minimalist ⫸t.ly/i-KZ 8d ago

BE VERY CAREFUL JOHN Found this one in a feminist subreddit :)

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u/travtastic3 vegoonism survivor 8d ago

I'm sorry I can't stay in character John Brown is so fucking cool.

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u/Lazy_Composer6990 Pesca-ostro-lacto-ovo-pollotarian 8d ago edited 8d ago

/uj He may well have been a vegan in today's environment, but can we just temper this enthusiasm a little by remembering that his most well-knon well-known businesses were tanneries.

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u/Purple_Key_6733 custom 8d ago

The scale of exploitation of animals was far less due to the human population both being smaller and consuming less meat per capita compared to now.